Purcell Students’ Turkish Islands Tour
On Thursday 27th September, 17 pupils from the Purcell School (string players and composers) travelled from Heathrow Airport with staff members Alison Cox (Head of Composition), Charles Sewart (Head of…
Composition
The Sky is the limit for students Sasha Scott and Sebastian Kozub
Year 11 first study composer, Sasha Scott beat off fierce competition to win The Purcell School Orchestral Commission Prize, a hotly contested opportunity in the School year. Her work, Skyline,…
Purcell Pupils Win Lower Junior Category in the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition
Purcell students, Juliana Niu and Chelsea Becker, have won the Lower Junior Category (12-14 years) of the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition. Juliana and Chelsea joined three other winners,…
Alumnus Kerem Hasan Wins The Nestle and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award
On 6th August 2017, alumnus Kerem Hasan became the recipient of the Nestle and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award 2017. The world-wide competition, which is in it’s eighth year, aims…
Chelsea Becker wins BBC Proms Inspire Competition
The BBC Proms Inspire Competition, now in its 8th year, provides a wonderful opportunity for young composers to hear their compositions performed by a complete orchestra and receive mentoring from…
International Women’s Day: Celebrating Our Incredible Young, Female Composers
On this International Women’s Day, we are proud to celebrate the work and achievements of The Purcell School’s exceptionally talented female first study composers. Alison Cox OBE, Head of…
Purcell pupil, Philip Theodorou, collaborates on new piece for ‘Total Immersion: Philip Glass at 80’ concert
Year 8 Purcell student, Philip Theodorou, was shortlisted for the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers scheme last summer. He recalled the moment he heard of his success saying ‘I…
Painters’ Painters, Composers’ Composers
First study composers from The Purcell School have been working with Music Off Canvas, a pioneering collective of musicians specialising in cross-arts collaborative practice, to compose pieces in response…
2017 Oscar and BAFTA Nominations for Mica Levi
Purcell alumna, Mica Levi has been nominated for Best Original Score at the 2017 Academy Awards and Best Original Music at the 2017 EE British Academy Film Awards for her…
Newly appointed National Youth Orchestra’s Principal Composer, Lauren Marshall, showcases enchanting commission
Congratulations to Purcell pupil, Lauren Marshall, who has not only been appointed Principal Composer in the National Youth Orchestra (NYO), but has also delivered an extraordinary original piece, Suspended between…